What is the appropriate revenue recognition procedure for upfront payments received in a contract with a customer?
What is the appropriate revenue recognition procedure for upfront payments received in a contract with a customer?
Revenue recognition is an accounting method for contracts and upfront payments, situations where the customer pays in full before actually receiving the whole service.
For Example, Receive $20000 in advance
Treat $20000 as unearned revenue(current liability-Credit)
So the journal entry is
Dr Bank $20000
Cr unearned revenue $20000
Assume half of the service performed during the first year of contract ie $10000
Dr unearned revenue $10000
Cr service revenue 10000
Transfer the revenue earned to income statement
Remaining $ 10000 will be unearned revenue(current liability in balancesheet
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